to face each other; to be opposite (to)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
beginning; outset; first; onset
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reality; actuality; hard fact
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
living together; coexistence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
relation; connection; relevance
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage